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India filming locations: Scouting off the beaten track
India is an astounding, ever-changing, chaotic melting pot of ideas, religions, landscapes and history that contribute to its mind-boggling diversity. Perhaps this is why so many creative minds have been attracted to the sub-continent over the years? It is impossible…
Film London gets funding boost to attract more TV location filming
Film London has been given a funding boost to help take advantage of the UK’s new TV location filming tax credit and attract more high-end television. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has provided an extra GBP2 million to broaden…
Maltese Producer’s Creative Partnership expands operations to South Africa
The Malta-based Producer’s Creative Partnership (PCP) has expanded its operations to South Africa through an agreement with Cape Town’s Film Afrika. From here, PCP plans to increase co-productions between Europe and South Africa through existing treaties. “The attractiveness of South…
Historic TV drama Labyrinth doubles South Africa for medieval France
Historical TV drama Labyrinth filmed largely on location in South Africa, doubling the region for medieval France. The story focuses on a modern-day archaeologist puzzling over a mysterious French site, and a woman in medieval France protecting the secret of…
UK TV filming tax credit targets production boost from 1 April 2013
The UK’s TV filming tax credit will be launched on 1 April 2013 and is designed to bring more high-end TV productions to Britain, while also keeping shows like Game of Thrones. Productions spending at least GBP1 million for each…
Irish leader discusses location filming opportunities with Steven Spielberg
Ireland’s Prime Minister, known as the Taoiseach, has met with Steven Spielberg in Los Angeles to discuss Irish location filming opportunities. Enda Kenny confirmed that Ireland’s filming incentive programme will remain flexible. “[Mr Spielberg] is genuinely aware of the potential…
3D Everest ascent feature Beyond the Edge filming on location in New Zealand
A 3D feature recounting Sir Edmund Hillary’s famous 1953 ascent of Mount Everest with Tensing Norgay has started filming on location in New Zealand. Beyond the Edge will film mainly in the Mount Cook region of the Southern Alps, but…
New BBC drama Atlantis sets up studio space near Chepstow in Wales
The BBC’s new drama series Atlantis is setting up studio space in a former supermarket storage building near Chepstow in Wales. Doctor Who and long-running medical drama Casualty are based at the BBC’s Roath Lock studio facility in nearby Cardiff.…
London boroughs using cloud-based software to ease location filming plans
Cloud-based software is helping ease the process of location filming in the majority of London’s boroughs. FilmApp is designed to streamline location filming applications and connect Location Managers and Producers with the relevant organisations and resources. First launched in 2007,…
Stephen King TV pilot Under the Dome films on location in North Carolina
Television pilot Under the Dome has started filming on location in North Carolina. The Stephen King story follows a small town’s struggles when a huge transparent dome inexplicably seals it off from the outside world. Filming will take place partly…